(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Strasbourg France Dhu-AlQa'dah 25 1436 September 09 2015 SPA -- The European Commission will take further
action "in the days to come" against member states that are not
implementing EU asylum rules President Jean-Claude Juncker said
during his state of the union speech to European Parliament dpa reported.
"It's a matter of credibility that member states are implementing and
respecting commonly agreed international and European laws" he says
announcing a second round of infringement proceedings which can
ultimately lead to hefty fines for non-compliant countries.
Juncker urges Europe not to be frightened by the streams of arriving
asylum seekers arguing that the continent has a historical
responsibility to give refuge to those in need of international
protection.
"It is true that Europe cannot house all the misery of the world but
let us be honest and put things into perspective. There is certainly
an important an unprecedented number of refugees coming to Europe at
the moment. However they still represent just 0.11 per cent of the
total EU population" he says.
--SPA
12:07 LOCAL TIME 09:07 GMT
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